The Terranga Lions needed a win in any of their last two games against Bafana Bafana to guarantee them a first appearance at the showpiece since 2002.
A goal from Diafra Sakho and Thamsanqa Mkhize’s own goal sealed Aliou Cisse’s side participation in Russia 2018
And after helping his country qualify, with a game to spare, the Everton midfield enforcer took to social media to express his joy.
“To Russia with Love…,” Gueye wrote on Instagram.
" #russia2018 #alhamdulillah."
A post shared by Idrissa Gana Gueye (@iganagueye) on Nov 10, 2017 at 2:11pm PST
